Pedro Dinho da Silva

Pedro Dinho da Silva has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Professor at the Beira Interior University (Portugal). His research is focused on heat transfer and energy efficiency. He has been involved in several R&D projects. His published material includes several research papers, book chapters, technical books and patents.

Publications

Technologies for Monitoring the Safety of Perishable Food Products
Technologies for Monitoring the Safety of Perishable Food Products
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva, Luís Pinto Andrade, José Nunes, Christophe Espírito Santo. © 2021. 36 pages.
Food safety and eradication of food waste are current concerns of society and governments due to health, ethics, and sustainable economics. There are multiple technologies for...
Novel Technologies and Systems for Food Preservation
Novel Technologies and Systems for Food Preservation
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva. © 2019. 416 pages.
The increasing demand for food as well as changes in consumption habits have led to the greater availability and variety of food with a longer shelf life. However, these items...
Frost Measuring and Prediction Systems for Demand Defrost Control
Frost Measuring and Prediction Systems for Demand Defrost Control
Martim Lima de Aguiar, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva. © 2019. 27 pages.
It is widely known that the defrosting operation of evaporators of commercial refrigeration equipment is one of the main causes of inefficiency on these systems. Several...
Technologies for Monitoring the Safety of Perishable Food Products
Technologies for Monitoring the Safety of Perishable Food Products
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva, Luís Pinto Andrade, José Nunes, Christophe Espírito Santo. © 2019. 36 pages.
Food safety and eradication of food waste are current concerns of society and governments due to health, ethics, and sustainable economics. There are multiple technologies for...
Computational Modelling and Simulation to Assist the Improvement of Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency in Industrial Engineering Systems: Application to Cold Stores
Computational Modelling and Simulation to Assist the Improvement of Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency in Industrial Engineering Systems: Application to Cold Stores
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva, João Pedro Marques Gonçalves, Rui Carneiro. © 2016. 68 pages.
Computational modelling is nowadays a powerful tool for project and design of engineering systems, anticipating and/or correcting problems that may lead to inefficiencies. This...
Handbook of Research on Advances and Applications in Refrigeration Systems and Technologies
Handbook of Research on Advances and Applications in Refrigeration Systems and Technologies
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva. © 2015. 924 pages.
In recent years, the sustainability and safety of perishable foods has become a major consumer concern, and refrigeration systems play an important role in the processing...